St. Lawrence County gas prices remain above state average as New York prices dip

Gasoline prices in St. Lawrence County are averaging $3.29 per gallon, well above the New York state average, even as prices across the state and nation continue to decline.

Across New York, the average price of gasoline fell 1.9 cents per gallon over the past week to $3.00, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,118 stations statewide. Prices are 11.2 cents lower than a month ago and 8.8 cents cheaper than this time last year.

The national average price of gasoline declined 1.2 cents in the past week to $2.74 per gallon. That figure is down 21.2 cents from a month ago and 29.2 cents from a year ago, based on more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 stations nationwide. The national average price of diesel also fell, dropping 2.3 cents from last week to $3.498 per gallon.

Prices in St. Lawrence County have held steady around $3.29 for months.

GasBuddy data showed a wide range of prices across New York. The cheapest station in the state was selling gas for $2.35 per gallon, while the most expensive reached $4.29, a difference of $1.94 per gallon.

Prices in neighboring regions were closer to the state average. Syracuse averaged $2.99 per gallon, down 2.8 cents from last week. Rochester averaged $3.08, down 1.1 cents, while Scranton, Pennsylvania, averaged $2.98, down 4.6 cents.

Historically, current prices remain lower than recent years. On Jan. 5, 2024, the New York average stood at $3.30 per gallon, compared with $3.09 in 2025 and $3.42 in 2023, according to GasBuddy.

“Another week, and motorists have been greeted with the sixth straight weekly decline in the national average price of gasoline as seasonality continues to drive trends at the pump,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. He noted that while some states saw increases tied to routine “price-cycling,” most areas experienced modest declines.

De Haan said prices are likely to bottom out in the coming weeks before beginning a seasonal climb toward March, adding that even optimistic global oil supply developments would likely take years to have a meaningful impact on U.S. gasoline prices.